Business Requirements As part of an ongoing strategic business requirement of cost reduction, the aerospace company identified two current legacy processes, each using different methods and tools, to transfer DMU information to customers. The company identified the need for a Managed Service Supplier to establish a standardized way to work and deliver the solution to…
The RS-68 program was challenged to produce a simple engine that would be cost-effective when jettisoned after a single launch. To achieve this, the RS-68 has 80% fewer parts than the multi-launch Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME). Engineering Process The legacy design is converted from Pro/ENGINEER to CATIA V5 for modification to meet a new…
This article was published in Aerospace & Defense Technology. – Authored by Annalise Suzuki, Director of Technology and Engagement, Elysium Inc. (Southfield, MI) As aerospace and defense manufacturing becomes increasingly digitized—from the earliest design stages to the factory floor and beyond—data accuracy is fundamental to realizing the speed, quality, and repeatability promised by interconnected and automated…